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Stephanie Thomsen joined the Walbec Group in 2019 following 14 years at an engineering consulting firm where she served municipal and transportation clients as a project engineer and project manager.

Raised in a family of union ironworkers, Mel Langlais had an opportunity to live in different countries where her father built sites for Olympics competitions.

Sarah Dunn began her career with CG Schmidt 12 years ago as the business development manager and, in 2019, became its first female executive.

As a child, Julie Chapman was always drawn to building things, whether that involved projects around the house with her father or Lego sets.

As the first female to be named executive director of the Building Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin, Jac Weitzel is a pioneer in the state’s construction industry.

Sam Potts, who has had a lifelong interest in building things, started at JP Cullen as an intern in January 2013.

A fifth-generation owner of JP Cullen, Laura Cullen oversees its 500-plus employees’ training and development, recruitment and performance training.

Karen McKenzie has always loved designing and making things from nothing.

Shortly after joining Riley Construction, Ashley Markham showed great initiative.

The Daily Reporter honored 30 visionary women during its fifth annual Women in Construction awards and networking event on Thursday at Discovery World's Pavilion in downtown Milwaukee.

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